Liz
@Liz_Miles
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Now heading towards Bluesky - @lizmiles.bsky.social Writer; children’s author; literacy and library campaigner.
Joined April 2011
A call to all illustrators, writers, authors, and translators to add your views on Artificial Intelligence urgently please. You do not need to be a member of the Society of Authors to complete this survey:
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RT @thebookseller: ICYMI: Jeanette Winterson is the latest British author to urge the government to “protect the copyright of writers and a…
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I’ve no idea why so many creatives and educators are running like lemmings in pursuit of AI. Lost jobs, lost copyright, lost creativity, lost social skills, lost souls.
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@CILIPinfo We need money to improve library print book stocks and open hours - please can we campaign for that?
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RT @coates_tim: There are several reasons why public library managers should NOT press for more ebooks - there is no money for them - ch…
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RT @coates_tim: This really is extraordinary. The purpose and origin of this project and the millions of pounds spent is to create a 'singl…
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RT @whatSFSaid: Why do books matter? Because books open eyes & hearts & minds. They can show us the world in a different light, helping us…
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RT @SOLE_Essex: Our Essex Library Services is facing creeping privatisation. Previously free to use study space at Harlow and Loughton libr…
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RT @CalltoActivism: 🚨 MAJOR BREAKING NEWS Congressman Al Green has just brought Articles of Impeachment against Donald Trump for his sugge…
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RT @SaveAbdnLibs: Today we will be joining library campaigners from around Scotland to meet with MSPs at Holyrood ahead of @markruskell deb…
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RT @SOLE_Essex: Yet more weekly news of library cuts and closures, with this from Slough. But there is is always hope when people fight bac…
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RT @coates_tim: @Liz_Miles Correct - and our spending on public libraries is about one third of that in the United States.
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RT @libsoftiktok: BREAKING: New York Attorney General Letitia James just issued a warning to NY hospitals not to comply with Trump’s EO to…
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‘Between 2010 and 2020, almost eight hundred libraries were closed – and of those that now remain, a third have reduced their hours. Our government’s spending on libraries is far lower than most European countries’
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RT @DPACSheffield: Sheffield Central Library has declined to pathetic levels of service. 28 January 2025: IT suite closed. Local studies li…
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RT @wylie_alan: I’ll be speaking at this rally against library closures in @LBofHavering please show your support and solidarity ✊ #savelib…
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RT @SchoolSouthwold: Year 2 enjoyed a visit to Clapton #Library for a fun story time, followed by picking out their own books to take back…
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Well done to the campaigners! #PeoplePower
Today I joined @tracemac07 members of @CambuslangCC and #SaveOurLibraries campaigners in Hamilton. There's better news for Cambuslang, but still nothing for Halfway or Blantyre. People power works – the campaigners have made great progress, and I’m beside them all the way ✊
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RT @patrick_barkham: Bats or great-crested newts? "Neither because I want growth" is simply one of the stupidest, immoral and most dismal p…
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